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Coronavirus 'news fatigue' starts to bite for Australians in lockdown

  • Written by: Caroline Fisher, Deputy Director of the News and Media Research Centre, and Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Canberra
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During social isolation, Australians have been staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19. This has resulted in an increase in news and media consumption. After weeks of restricted movement and social distancing, Australians are restless. Not only are they tired of being in lockdown, they are also feeling worn out by news about the...

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Universities have gone from being a place of privilege to a competitive market. What will they be after coronavirus?

  • Written by: Tamson Pietsch, Associate Professor, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney

This essay is based on the first episode of the new UTS podcast series “The New Social Contract” that examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be reshaped as we live through this global pandemic.

Younger Australians will bear the economic, social and environmental costs that come from the...

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Juggling the curves as we ease the COVID restrictions

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

With the COVID case curve currently close to the floor, Scott Morrison on Tuesday declared attention had to be directed firmly onto another curve.

“Thousands of Australian lives have been saved, when you look at the experience of how coronavirus has affected so many countries around the world,” he said in his update following national...

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Eden-Monaro opens wounds in Nationals, with Barilaro attack on McCormack

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Eden-Monaro byelection has triggered an extraordinarily bitter attack by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro on fellow National, deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack.

In a text message to McCormack, a furious Barilaro said, “You will never be acknowledged by me as our leader. You aren’t. You never will be”. He accused...

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  2. Why a trans-Tasman travel bubble makes a lot of sense for Australia and New Zealand
  3. why shifting to judge-alone trials is a flawed approach to criminal justice
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  5. Pacific governments accused of using coronavirus crisis as cover for media crackdown
  6. Millions of products have been 3D printed for the coronavirus pandemic – but they bring risks
  7. We can't let coronavirus kill our cities. Here's how we can save urban life
  8. Is slowing Australia's population growth really the best way out of this crisis?
  9. Yes, it is time to rethink our immigration intake – to put more focus on families
  10. Mary Shelley’s The Last Man is a prophecy of life in a global pandemic
  11. New findings show Australian sheep face dangerous heat stress on export ships
  12. The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus 'cures'? The reality is more complicated (and regulated)
  13. Why do women gain weight during menopause?
  14. does spraying the streets work against coronavirus?
  15. Josh Frydenberg warns against Australia turning protectionist after COVID
  16. Can you get the COVID-19 coronavirus twice?
  17. 5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home
  18. how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us
  19. every photograph tells a virtual story
  20. Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives
  21. Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the 'new normal' after coronavirus
  22. The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability
  23. Aren't we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
  24. Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again
  25. Post-coronavirus, we'll need a working tax system, not more taxes and not higher rates
  26. knitting your first woolly scarf
  27. how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals
  28. COVID-19 increases risk to international students' mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up
  29. We've had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat
  30. These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one
  31. Yes Prime Minister... Dan Tehan withdraws his attack on Daniel Andrews' leadership
  32. How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
  33. Yes, we're too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done
  34. Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download
  35. why you're having more vivid dreams during the pandemic
  36. If COVID-19 is a national emergency, can the federal government take control of schools?
  37. No wonder isolation's so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains
  38. the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty
  39. While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system
  40. Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations
  41. Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus
  42. Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous women
  43. Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisis
  44. have people ever seen a colossal squid?
  45. Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?
  46. What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?
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  50. Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications

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